Mena Tornado May Have Been Stronger than '93 Storm – Ozarks First


(Mena, AR) — The National Weather service says the tornado spawned at Mena (Polk County) around 8:10 pm. Thursday moved through town, and destroyed as many as 100 homes and businesses. At least three people lost their lives, with two dozen injuries.

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MENA, Ark. (AP) Emergency workers plan to go door-to-door this morning in Mena, Arkansas. They're trying to account for 5700 residents after the city took a "direct hit" from a tornado last night. At least 3 people were killed and 30 injured.

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MENA, Ark. (AP) Three people are dead and at least 30 injured in the city of Mena, Arkansas, which took a "direct hit" from a tornado last night. Emergency workers are planning to go door-to-door this morning to account for the city's 5700 residents.

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Storms kill 3 in Arkansas – KTTS


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The same storm that passed over the Ozarks left three people dead in the town of Mena, Arkansas, along the Oklahoma line. Officials say another 24 were injured. State Emergency Management spokeswoman Renne Presslar says there were more than 100 homes
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Tornado devastates small Arkansas town, killing 3 – Philadelphia Inquirer


AP MENA, Ark. – Battered residents of this western Arkansas town waited for day light Friday to dig out from a "direct hit" by a tornado that killed three people, injured at least 24, and flattened homes and businesses, including a manufacturing plant.

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Tornado strikes small Arkansas town, killing 3 – The Associated Press


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MENA, Ark. (AP) — A tornado struck a small Arkansas town Thursday night, killing three people, injuring at least 24 and seriously damaging about 100 homes. Mena, near the Oklahoma state line, suffered a direct hit that destroyed at least 10 businesses,

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Crews rescue man trapped in SUV by power lines – KSLA-TV


Other damage has been reported further north in Mena. Arkansas State Police are headed to the area. About a dozen structures in Cass County, TX were damaged as severe storms moved across the area. So far there are no reports of any injuries.

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MENA, Ark. (AP) – A small Arkansas town is reeling from a devastating tornado that killed three people, injured at least 24 and seriously damaged about 100 homes. Mena, near the Oklahoma state line, suffered a direct hit that destroyed at least 10

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A tornado scored a direct hit on the Polk County Courthouse in Mena, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma state line, on Thursday night, said a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Emergency Management. Gov. Mike Beebe dispatched 30 National Guard soldiers

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Large-Sized Hail in Arkansas Storms – KARK


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Along with reports of a tornado in Mena on Thursday night, there are other damage reports from the western and central parts of the state. The storm system that produced that tornado also produced large-sized hail as it moved off to the east.

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